Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1925, Page 47

THE SUNDAY STAR, “BACK-SEAT' DRIVER HELD DANGEROUS A. A. A. Head Says Passen- gers Should Not Worry Person at Wheel. * Contending that the need for better behavior on the part of those persons who travel as motor car pas- sengers is just as vital to safety as {the nead for better drivers, the American Automobile Association places much of the blame for the high automobile accident rate on the ! occupants of the motor car rear seats. Many accidents have their origin in the thoughts and actions of the mem- bers of the motor party, the A. A. A holds, and the result is the automo. bile driver is frequently handicapped by the inexperience of the persons he transports 'he A. A. A. belives the time has come to motorize the automobile pas. senger. This Mattawomang Waldoef 4 Bryantownty Hughesviliey Charlotte Hall ¥ Stafford | Mechanicsvill FREDERICKSBURG work must supplement the Job of motorizing the automobile driver,” explains President Thomas P. Henry. “It goes without saying that the man at the wheel must acquire the motor sense of decency and safe ty, but there has been a regrettabie tendency to overlook the hazards cre- ated by the people who sit in the tonneau & Lorrettoty Champlainy \% Singing Proves Fatal. Mr. Henry cites one dent where the driver’'s attention was distracted by a passenger’s request to look at a remarkable bit of scenery while the car was in motion. Another incident 1evealed the driv becoming confused n traffic because he felt obliged to reply to a passenger's specific and vather complicated inquiry. One of the most striking instances 1ger influence revealed in the statement is the case of a nt which occurred as a of the passengers insist. ing upon singing while driving home- ward in the evening. The passengers raised their voices above the sound of the bell signal at the railroad crossing. According to Mr. Henry the passen is morally obligated to assist the iver in handling the car with safety. The idea that it's all up to the driver, he says, is frequently the basis of a fatality Tappahannoc Brav mng zeana’ Montague® Jamaica Church View N \ Saluda [ RICHMOND Seven Pines 70 DANVILLE accidents have their origin tions of members of the mo. ty,” declares Mr. Henry, “and even the thoughts of the passengers have their effect upon the driver. It handicap to the operator ar, and unless he is extremely skillful he is apt to get lost in the en- vironment of his passengers’ society and forzet his responsibiliti Taxi Men Unaffected. “The taxi driver is typical of the type of driver who can so harden him- self to his passengers as not to be in- fiuenced by them. Tell a passenger | car driver that you are nervous and to be particularly careful to shift gears calmly, and the chances are 10 to 1 that he will drive like a dub. Tell the same story to a taxi driver, and he'll just drive in his usual way. It won't| affect him one way or the other. “A taxi driver -is experienced in carrying a variety of passengers, whereas the passenger car driver car- ries comparatively few persons in the course of a year and is thus inclined to be very conscious of his ‘guests’ when they are aboard. If passengers elect to be hilarious when in a taxi| the operator gives them very little| When passengers get thought. They are simply ‘fares,’ his | idea being to get them home as quick- 1y as possible and without losing his job through damaging the machine. PETERSBURG A CAPE CHARLES / wW\e. T0 CLARKSVILLE Frankiin FAA N - Then there is an acc passengers” could make for to fooling in | hilarity ident. |accidents occur to those drivers who the average automobile, however, |heJ “Better happen to be transporting a lot of better motoring by helping to develop | people who do not even know when driver is all too conscious of what is going on. Often he is drawn into the | better. drivers. Most of the serious|he is reckless.” Low-cost Transportation Star @ cars Announcing the Appointment of CLARK MOTOR CO. 1342 14th Street N.W., as dealers in STAR and DURANT CARS The public is cordially invited to eall and see the full line as follows: Touring, $540; Coupster, $625: Coupe, $7153 2.Door Sedan, $750; 4-Door Sedan,. $820; Commercial Chassis, $445. STAR DURANT ™asald Sl ™ All Prices F. O. B. Lansing, Mich. Economical Service Is Available Under the Durant Flat Rate System and Maintenance Plan at 1625 You St. N.W, Additional agles and ‘service facilities as follows: P. A. Brill, 1819 14th Street Clayton Ford, * Norbeck, Md. DURANT MOTORS, Inec. Broadway, at 57th Street, New York City General Sales Dept., 1819 Broadway Plante: Elizabeth, N. J.; Lansing, Mich.; Oakland, Calif.; Toronto, Canada Wisconsin Garage, 1063 Wisconsin Ave. R. W. Jarboe, 731 11th St Associate Dealers: Authorized Service Stations: WASHINGTON, D. €., JULY 5, ‘Racing Auto Tires Changed in Less Than 30 Seconds Speed of Race Rivalled by Speed of Men in Re- pair Pits. Lightning changes of tires and re pairs on the highly-tuned racing will provide one of the most sp: lar features of the dedication race the Baltimore-Washington Speedway this week. Drivers, however, lament each stop | because it puts them farther and | farther back In the race with in- creasingly less possibility of winning honors and the purse. The repairs are done in the “pits.” or the ringside repair shops, built along the edge of the stralghtaway of the great oval track, in full view | of the spectators. At eyery race a score or more stops at the pits are made, for although the drivers may begrudge a delay, they realize their lives depend erfect performance of their : s seldom that a driver can push his car through a 250-mile race at break- neck speed without being forced to replace tires or make other adjust-| ments. At a recent race at Altoona, all 16 of the competing cars were in their pits' at the same time, leaving the track,vacant. Yet the race was going on as furlously as ever—as the corps of mechanics slapped on new tires, tighened steering gears, adjust ed valves or made other necessary repairs The -repairs can be made in almost unbelfevable time. One blow on &, small projecting arm on the hubs of | the raver's wheels, and the single cap spins off. While one of the mechanics holds up the side of the light car, another pushes the new wheel into | place, & tap on the replaced cap, and the car again is ready to speed along | | the Bureau of Standards, | Tn one the track—all within 20 seocnds. Grease Leaks Need Attention. | When it is necessary to keep wip ing off grease that leaks out of some part of the car the part may be over- oiled. It is logical to assume that where grease leaks out it can't be plentiful. | Motor vehicle registrations increased tenfold in the decade 1914-1 cars—and is less frequently. Your choice of six striking colors.Individuality! Doorsarethirty-six inches wide, and an ingenious seat ar- rangement permits you to slip into the 1925—PART 3. PISTON RING EFFECT ON FRICTION TESTED Bureau of Stardards Explains the | Operation of an Internal Com- bustion Engine. o | A change in piston rings of an in- | ternal combustion engine may reduce | friction, but the amount of the reduc- | tion will depend on the design of the | piston, according to tests conducted at With a certain design of piston, the tests revealed, the friction of a full | set of rings may consume flve horse- power, while with another design of piston the friction of these same | rings may use up only two horse pow! The bureau experts believe | this variation is caused probably by a | difference in lubrication conditions. | e the oil is better distrib uted over the working surfaces than | in_the other. . | Measurements of piston friction have been in progress at the bureau for some time. It is believed that by discovering the factors which infiu ence piston friction information of | value in predicting the performance of englnes may be obtained. In these experiments the friction was deter- | mined by measuring 'the power re- | quired to drive the engine with igni- | tion and fuel shut off. In some of the tests the cvlinder head was removed, | so that there would be no measurable amount of power consumed in draw ing a charge into the cylinder and in comp g and exhausting RIMS | FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. ASH Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Hawkins Nash Motor Co. Sales and Service 1337 14th St. Main 5780 | Mammoth Used Car Sale On Our Lot 1620 M St. N.W. From July 1st to 10th Wonderful Values Exceptional Prices Emerson & Orme “Home of the Buick” 1620 M St. N.W. Telephone Fr. 3860 Never Closed ERCE ARROW BUILDS A COACH Hand-built of Northern White Ash and aluminum by Pierce-Arrow body workers for strength and safety. In it are the same materials, the same high standards of workmanship, which distinguish all Pierce- Arrow coachwork. 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